Shite in Miniature II

[sierraman]

Has anyone a copy of early 80’s burago catalogue to upload? 

[quicksilver]

16 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Majorette 1976 catalogue

That number 370 caravan is a lot older than I thought. I have a couple and would have guessed they were mid-late 1980s. Majorette had a dodgy grasp of scale back then, it's marked as 1/100 but would be about 40ft long and 10ft wide if it was! Here's one behind a 1/76 lorry and even in that scale it's still pretty big.

[155V6]

42 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Has anyone a copy of early 80’s burago catalogue to upload? 

Bear with me until I get home from work.

[RoadworkUK]

37 minutes ago, quicksilver said:

 it's marked as 1/100 

Perhaps it's nothing to do with scale, and means that yours is the first of only a hundred built.

(.......or perhaps not)

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, quicksilver said:

Majorette had a dodgy grasp of scale back then

I blame the 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Tomica english-language pamphlet / catalogue, late-1980s

I quite like Tomica stuff but I'm not massively into Japanese cars, their euro stuff is pretty smart but seems to be more expensive than Matchbox etc over here.

I'd love that R5 Turbo!

 

I have a handful, including some nice Beetles (with Volks Wagen) on the base)

 

 

Much sought-after bus

 

 

And a random selection from my collection

 

 

[sierraman]

Only ever had one Tomica, it was a Mercedes 450SL. Nice quality model, no idea how I came by it can’t remember Tomica ever being marketed in the U.K.? 

[Datsuncog]

3 hours ago, sierraman said:

I’d love a Dinky Transit but I’m looking for one that’s a nail as I’m painting it. I’d feel guilty painting a decent one. 

I should probably ask him to pull out a battered one the next time he's down his secret Dinky Transit mine...

No idea where he's getting them all from  - but I should have probably enquired in case he has any more!

I'm sure a suitable basket case will show up before too long, and when it does it'll have your name on it!

[sierraman]

2 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I should probably ask him to pull out a battered one the next time he's down his secret Dinky Transit mine...

No idea where he's getting them all from  - but I should have probably enquired in case he has any more!

I'm sure a suitable basket case will show up before too long, and when it does it'll have your name on it!

Perhaps he had connections at Dinky. 

[flat4alfa]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

Has anyone a copy of early 80’s burago catalogue to upload? 

Robbed photos coming up

[flat4alfa]

Bburago catalogue 1982

[fordpoplier]

Wotta lotta Ritmos - lovely

[bunglebus]

Some familiar ones from my charity shop finds up there. Didn't know they did fantasy stuff too.

[flat4alfa]

So the slidey-door Transit consists of 22 parts

[andy18s]

It seems Home Bargains are a bit of a Hotwheel hotspot at the moment 

An acquaintance of mine managed to pick up a full 5 car set,each car costing 99p each...

[bunglebus]

14 minutes ago, andy18s said:

It seems Home Bargains are a bit of a Hotwheel hotspot at the moment 

An acquaintance of mine managed to pick up a full 5 car set,each car costing 99p each...

Oh yeah meant to say - Urban Camo series, 99p each - were about £3 last year

[Split_Pin]

I'm absolutely in love with those 1982 Bburagos. Such a wide selection of cars. I always thought the 1/43 range was introduced in 1980 but this confirms the right date.

I have a fair few of the 1/24 models, about 15 I think, together with the Camargue and Jaguar SS100 from the larger scale range.

Also there are some 1/24 models I have which I thought were older as they came in a red box, no steering and yellow wheel centres, these being the Golf GTi MK1 and MiniMetro. I wonder if this was a new cheaper range of 1/24 models that was released later.

[Tenmil Socket]

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Bburago catalogue 1982

 Crikey, some of those are amazing!

[flat4alfa]

Tomica & Dandy product catalogue 1982

[sierraman]

Those Rolls Camargue were fantastic despite the wipers resembling sausages. 

[flat4alfa]

14 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Those Rolls Camargue were fantastic despite the wipers resembling sausages. 

Six bangers, coming right up

Really must get around to selling two of them.  I bet @bunglebus would make a great custom rod thing out of one

[flat4alfa]

Dinky Action Kits pamphlet, 1971

So the Transit kit was today's equivalent of £3.19.  No wonder Dinky wasn't making any money

[Tenmil Socket]

36 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Six bangers, coming right up

Really must get around to selling two of them.  I bet @bunglebus would make a great custom rod thing out of one

Ringers 😆

[flat4alfa]

EDOCAR catalogue 1987, Holland

[bunglebus]

Damn those Tomica DF11 Beetles with the fake Rolls Royce grilles are cool!

[bunglebus]

8 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

 

That Granada is much better known as the strangely desirable MC Toys

 

 

[flat4alfa]

Solido catalogue 1973

Page 13 is interesting for PC-bridgaders....

[Jon]

Hi all, I'm back! (again)

Am grabbing some time before Mrs_Jon awakes to show you a few more pics of my time travelling trip. As you may remember, I was bangin' around in a Buick Riviera last time:

 

Well, I fancied a change again, so I saw this parked up at the side of the road:

The old fella out back had it up at a nifty price, I thought. That said, I still think in 2020 money, so it probably wasn't. This was a quiet little spot, so I imagine his chip and pin machine hasn't been set up properly yet, as I had to pay cash. Consider this a pez shot though, as he filled the tank for me. Should last 175 miles or so, I reckon!

 

Drives quite nicely, I must say. It is quick, though! Slender axles make for good progress but the suspension is very springy.

 

Found this newly established business and thought I'd check it out. The owner was a bit of a nob though, so I assured him that the video market of the future would definitely back Betamax 100% of the way.

 

 

Stopped off at this appealing little joint, as I fancied something simple and unfussy - like Jamaican jerk tofu with charred pineapple and red pepper salsa, with sides of lime and chilli corn on the cob and a purple potato and kumara salad with beans and organic breads*. You know, the usual fare. Would you believe the blank expressions on their faces when I asked for such a dish? It's like I was speaking another language, or something!!

 

So I pulled into this establishment, as I saw the truck stop sign and we all know how these fellas like that kind of stuff, to eat on the go. But again, same response. I think it must be my accent.

 

Mistakenly, I tried my luck at this place but like their signs said, it was fine foods only - corn dogs and hamburgers, mostly. I'm not some la-di-da made of money bloke, so off I tore, in a pang of hanger. Sadly, the raw power ripping through those skinny axles and springy suspension caused me to fishtail across the road and smash into a resting Pinto. I was lucky to escape the ensuing inferno but sadly, the 'Vette was toast.

Thankfully, my teleportering time machine thing (check it out on the app store on your phone) meant I could zip out of this sticky scenario and zap into a car hire lot, filled with the swankiest of gas guzzling excess.

 

  

Oh. 

More adventures next time!

 

* said meal is actually what I'll be eating at work on Monday! 

 

[flat4alfa]

I think you need to do an online blog on these adventures, for the wider audience. If you don’t already that is!

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Really must get around to selling two of them.  I bet @bunglebus would make a great custom rod thing out of one